The Story of Roddy McCorley

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The Story of Roddy McCorley

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Location

Toome, Toomebridge

Year

1965

Date

Production 30/12/1965

Length

06min 04sec

Audio

mute, sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Charlie Witherspoon is in Toome at the grave of Roddy McCorley, executed for his alleged part in the 1798 rebellion. The long pause may be to allow for the singing of the ballad of the same name. Charlie tells Roddy McCorley’s story in typical Charlie fashion.

Notes

Roddy McCorley's involvement in the 1798 Rebellion is not historically confirmed. After the rebellion, McCorley joined a notorious outlaw gang known as Archer's Gang, made up of former rebels and led by Thomas Archer. Some of these men had been British soldiers (members of the Irish militia) who changed sides in the conflict, and as such were guilty of treason and thus exempt from the terms of amnesty offered to the rank and file of the United Irishmen. This meant that they were always on the run in an attempt to evade capture. This "quasi-rebel" group were claimed to have attacked loyalists and participated in common crime. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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